Musical Instruments

Answers
Worksheet 1 Families

Brass Family Woodwind Family String Family Percussion Family

Trumpet

Trombone Clarinet Violin Timpani

3. Write the name of another instrument in the STRING FAMILY Viola, Cello, Double Bass
4. Write the name of another instrument in the BRASS FAMILY .French horn, Tuba
5. Write the name of another instrument in the PERCUSSION FAMILY Drums, triangle, castanets
6. Write the name of another instrument in the WOODWIND FAMILY Flute, piccolo,oboe
7. To which family does the XYLOPHONE belong? Percussion

Worksheet 2 String Family

The following instruments are not string instruments.
Timpani Harmonica Shekeree

Which string instruments would you usually find in a symphony orchestra?

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass

Worksheet 3 Multiple Choice

Oboe Woodwind Double String Bass Percussion

bass drum

Cymbals Percussion Bassoon Woodwind Trumpet Brass

French Cello Clarinet Woodwind

Brass String
horn

Cor
Woodwind Trombone Brass Saxophone Woodwind
Anglais

Viola String Castanets Percussion Euphonium Brass

Tuba Brass Violin Snare Percussion

String
drum

Xylophone Percussion Flute Woodwind Gong Percussion

Worksheet 4 Woodwind Family

Which of the following instruments are not woodwind instruments.

Cross them out.

Recorder Flute Oboe

Guiro Bassoon Sansa

Cor anglais Bagpipes Piccolo

Saxophone Lute Harmonica

Krummhorn Jews harp Clarinet

Which woodwinds would you usually find in a symphony orchestra?

flute, piccolo, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon.

Worksheet 5 Word Search

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c o r a n g l a i s m h
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flute woodwind tuba brass

trumpet brass castanet percussion
drum percussion saxophone woodwind
viola strings oboe woodwind
trombone brass violin strings
french horn brass timpani percussion
cymbal percussion cor anglais woodwind
clarinet woodwind bassoon woodwind
piccolo woodwind double bass strings
cello strings gong percussion
Worksheet 6 Brass Family
Which of the following instruments do not belong to the family of brass instruments.
Cross them out.

French horn Trumpet Cornet

Saxophone Metallophone Tuba

English horn Trombone Euphonium

Bugle Guitar Sousaphone

Oboe Hunting horn Cymbals

Which brass instruments would you usually find in a symphony orchestra?

French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

Worksheet 7 Crossword
ANSWERS
ACROSS DOWN
1. drum 12. cor anglais 1. double bass 6. viola
3. piccolo 13. mouth organ 2. saxophone 7. cello
5. trombone 15. french horn 3. piano 10. clarinet
8. bassoon 16. timpani 4. oboe 11. violin
9. flute 5. trumpet 12. cymbal
14. harp

Worksheet 8 Percussion Family

Which of the following instruments are not percussion instruments.
Cross them out.

Woodblocks Marimba Triangle

Guiro Bassoon Bells

Tambourine Gong Xylophone

Castanets Timpani Piano

Tuba Bongo drums Whip

Which percussion instruments would you usually find in a symphony orchestra?

bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, timpani, triangle, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, piano, xylophone.
Worksheet 9 Orchestra

Timpani Trombones

Assorted Tuba
percussion Horns

Harp Trumpets

Clarinets Bassoons

Flutes Oboes
Double
basses
2nd violins
Violas

1st violins Cellos

Conductor

Instruments of the orchestra

Worksheet 10 Facts about the Orchestra

1. The art of arranging music for an orchestra is called Orchestration

2. An instrumental ensemble - or a number of instruments playing together - is

called a Symphony

3. A small orchestra is called a Chamber Orchestra

4. The person controlling the musical performance of the orchestra is called the
Conductor

5. The collection, or ensemble, of instruments chosen to play a particular

composition is called the Instrumentation

6. Voices played together, providing melodies, rhythms and musical texture

supporting each other is called Polyphony

Worksheet 11 Odd One Out

Trumpet French horn Piccolo Tuba
Timpani Cello Double bass Viola
Oboe Castanets Bassoon Flute
Snare drum Cymbals Xylophone Cor anglais
Trombone Triangle Tuba French horn
Saxophone Harp Violin Double bass
Bassoon Clarinet Timpani Oboe
Bass drum Bass clarinet Gong Claves
Tuba Euphonium Tenor horn Cello
Guitar Accordion Mandolin Viola
Worksheet 12 Aerophones
Groan Organ Rorredec Recorder
Lufte Flute Moonbert Trombone
Swithel Whistle Pagebips Bagpipes
Mirohuman Harmonium Rinse Siren
Phiw Whip Bulge Bugle
Corondiac Accordion Pup-nog Pop-gun
Baru-roller Bull-roarer Tronce Cornet
Shupoonaes Sousaphone Aircoan Ocarina
Maranochi Harmonica Pippena Panpipe
Trincale Clarinet Sosonba Bassoon
Poxashone Saxophone Murpett Trumpet
Morchurn Crumhorn Chrornfhen French horn

Worksheet 13 Scrambled Letters

PUTREMT Trumpet NARGTILE Triangle
RENTLICA Clarinet MORTONEB Trombone
SABONOS Bassoon RERUMSAND Snare Drum
LIVION Violin LOCEL Cello
EBOO Oboe SLEDABUBOS Double Bass
POLYHOXEN Xylophone MASCBLY Cymbals
LONGARCISA Cor Anglais BAUT Tuba
ULEFT Flute MAPINIT Timpani
ROHNNFERCH French Horn PHAR Harp
LAIVO Viola FRONTIOPAE Pianoforte

Worksheet 14 Reed Instruments

yes / no single / double / free reed

Bagpipes Yes can be single or double

Bassoon Yes double
Cor anglais Yes double
Piccolo No
Crumhorn Yes double
Oboe Yes double
Saxophone Yes single
Clarinet Yes single
Harmonica Yes free reed
Flute No
Accordion Yes free reed
Shawm Yes double

Which reed instruments would you usually expect to find in a symphony orchestra?
Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Cor anglais
Worksheet 15 Instrument Details
Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Timpani,
String family Woodwind family Brass family Percussion family
Bow is drawn across strings Air is blown through the Air is blown in and vibrates The head is beaten by
or the strings can be plucked mouthpiece causing inside the instrument timpani sticks or mallets
the reed to vibrate
Pegbox Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Head
Bow Keys Valves Tension
Neck
rods

Bell
Bell
Pedal

Worksheet 16 Membranophones
Friction drum The membrane of this drum is rubbed
with wet fingers or a stick.
The Dutch Rommelpot is one of these.

Snare drum Also called a Side Drum

Has strings of metal stretched across the lower head.
Produces a rattling sound.

Tambourine Held in one hand, played with the other.

Shallow drum of a small size
Has loose pairs of metal disks at the side.

Kettle drums Known by two of the above names.

Timpani Can be tuned and is used in the orchestra.
Usually played in pairs or sets of two to four.

Bongo drums They come from Cuba.

Are played in pairs.
The players use their hands and fingers to play.

Kazoo An open tube with a hole covered by a membrane.

Changes the sound of a persons voice.
Not a drum.

Worksheet 17 Quick Quiz

Name three instruments in the string family violin, viola, cello, doubla bass
Name three instruments in the woodwind family flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, cor anglais, bassoon
Name three instruments in the brass family French horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba,
Name three instruments in the percussion family timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, tambourine
How is a musical sound made on a flute? A stream of air is blown across the embouchure hole
How is a musical sound made on a tuba? The lips vibrate air into the mouthpiece
How is the pitch changed on a clarinet? By opening or closing the holes
How is a musical sound made on a trombone? The lips vibrate air into the mouthpiece
How is the pitch changed on a trombone? Moving the slide to lengthens or shorten the tubing
Name two ways by which musical sounds can be made on a violin Plucking, bowing or hitting the strings
Name two ways by which the pitch is changed on a trumpet Using the piston valves or changing the embouchure
Which is lower in pitch, To which family does
the viola or the cello? Cello the cor anglais belong? Woodwind
Name one part that the Name a woodwind
timpani and the snare instrument that is
drum have in common Drum Head made of metal Flute, Saxophone
Name one family of Name one family of instruments
instruments usually found usually found at the
at the back of the orchestra Percussion front of the orchestra. Strings
Name the highest pitched Name the lowest pitched
woodwind instrument Piccolo brass instrument Tuba
Worksheet 18 Choose an Owner
Rock n Roll group Electric guitar
Dixieland Jazz Band Banjo
African musician Shaker
Latin-American group Pan pipes
Spanish musician Castanets
Japanese music Koto
Church choir Organ
Space movie music Synthesizer
Opera singer Soprano voice
Skiffle Band Washboard
Symphony orchestra Cello
Irish band Fiddle
Country music Harmonica
Dance band Saxophone
Turkish players Lute

Worksheet 19 What Instrument Am I?

I belong to the string family. I am a woodwind instrument.
I am held between the knees. I am held crosswise.
My lowest tone is one octave lower than the violas lowest tone. My sound is produced by blowing against the edge of a hole
near one end of me.
Cello Flute
I belong to the brass family. I am a woodwind instrument.
I have a mouthpiece and bell but no valves. I play bright, lively melodies.
I am twice as long as a trumpet and can slide from tone to I look like a flute but am only half the size and I sound an
tone. octave higher.
Trombone Piccolo

We belong to the percussion family. I am a double-reed woodwind instrument.

We can be tuned and produce musical tones.
We are always referred to in the plural; there are always at
least two of us used.
Timpani
I am a percussion and a stringed instrument.
I have a range of more than seven octaves.
My sound is made by small hammers hitting my strings.
Pianoforte
I am a bass pitched brass instrument.
I do not have a slide.
I have the longest tube, deepest voice and widest bell of all the
brass instruments.
Tuba
I have the highest voice of the reed instruments.
I can be made from wood, plastic or metal and have three
main sections apart from my reed.
Oboe
I am a brass instrument.
I have a mouthpiece, valves, crooks and a bell.
I have the highest voice of all the instruments in the brass family.
Trumpet
I am a double-reed woodwind instrument.
My reed is joined to me by a long metal tube.
I usually play the bass parts in my family, but can also play
beautiful melodies.
Bassoon

Worksheet 20 Name the Instrument

Flute
Bassoon
Triangle
Ukulele
Vibraphone Metallophone

Harmonica

Panpipes
French horn Banjo

Oboe Bugle Tambourine

Worksheet 21 Percussion Instruments
Tuned Percussion
xylophone tubular bells timpani vibraphone marimba
metallophone glockenspiel

Untuned Percussion
bass drum triangle cow bells guiro whip castanets maracas
tambourine claves cymbals gong wood block snare drum

Worksheet 22 Wordsearch

N R O H H C N E R F G B F
I A V I O L I N X D R A L
N O O S S A B I B Q C G U
A L B L B A B R W I E P T
P O X A E F X U N L N I E
M C Z B L B U O T Q O P E
I C D M G A M B P O B E A
T I W Y N R L M N H M S O
G P O C A G A A W L O X L
V C M H I E I T I R R N L
S C H A R P Q F I K T F E
Y G U I T A R T V S A T C
6 strings, long slender neck guitar Deeper voice than a viola cello
Played with a bow, has 4 strings violin Russian lute balalaika
Geometric shape, percussion triangle Very deep sounding horn tuba
Double reed, deep voice bassoon Also called a mouth organ harmonica
Single reed, used in jazz saxophone String instrument, plucked harp
Has black keys and white keys piano Small flute piccolo
Woodwind, often made of silver flute Hindu lute sitar
Has valves and lots of tubing french horn Brass instrument with slide trombone
Also called kettle drums timpani Scottish aerophones bagpipes
Metal concussion instruments cymbals Small drum with metal discs tambourine

Worksheet 23 Tick the correct answers

Piccolo is really: a half size flute A tuba has: valves, bell, crooks
Cor anglais is: the English horn Timpani are: percussion instruments
Violins have: four strings The trombone is: a brass instrument
A flute is a: woodwind instrument A xylophone is a: tuned percussion
The oboe is: a double-reed instrument A trumpet has a: higher voice than a tuba
The French horn: is brass and has valves A bassoon is a: double-reed woodwind
The cello is: held between the knees The clarinet has: a mouthpiece, bell, keys
A bass drum is: untuned percussion Cymbals are: made of brass
The viola is: held under the chin Snare drums are: metallic sounding drums